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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-6/UV-18/CC-138 Twin Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-6 Twin Otter
    Construction Number:034
    Last Civil Registration:C-FAUS
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-6 cn 034 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Labrador Airways

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    Dates

    Event

    1967

    Constructed as a DHC-6.
    DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 34

    26 October 1967

    To Pacific Architects and Engineers with new c/r N582PA.

    April 1968

    To Golden West Airlines, Los Angeles, CA with new c/r N241GW.

    December 1969

    To Western Skyways, Troutdale, OR keeping c/r N241GW.

    12 February 1971

    To Golden West Airlines, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N241GW.

    23 February 1971

    Civil registration, N241GW, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    25 March 1971

    To Lambair, The Pas, MB with new c/r CF-AUS.

    22 February 1973


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1973 photo at Winnipeg - An early production DeHav Twin Otter (msn 34) in service with Lambair. It was wrecked in 1984 while with Labrador Airways

    February 1975

    To Lambair, Winnipeg with new c/r C-FAUS.

    6 December 1978

    To Air Inuit, Fort Chimo, QC keeping c/r C-FAUS.

    25 May 1979

    To Labrador Airways, Goose Bay, NL keeping c/r C-FAUS.

    4 October 1984

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Crashed in Mealy Mountains NL.

    By 11 October 1984

    To Labrador Airways with new c/r C-FAUS (DHC-6 Twin Otter 100, 34).

    11 October 1984

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were four fatalities. There were 17,585 hours on the airframe at the time. The ambulance flight departed St. Anthony Airport, NF (YAY/CYAY), Canada and was destined for Goose Bay Airport, NF (YYR/CYYR), Canada. The accident occurred at Mealy Mountain, NF (Canada) while on approach. Narrative: The Twin Otter departed Goose Bay on a medical evacuation flight to St. Anthony. The flight was uneventful and landed in St. Anthony at 15:24. At 16:02, the aircraft departed St...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Twin Otter Archive by Neil C. Aird
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